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" JoHN HowroE DEEE GREEK, MICHIGAN.

MACHINE Fon.` BUNDLING ELEEoEs oF wooL.

" `Speczlcation of Letters Patent No. 12,778, dated May 1, 1855.

`To all owmz' may concern.'

Be it knownthat I,`JHNy I-Iow, of Deer Creek, in the countyofl Livingston and `State ofMichigan, have invented certain ,new andusefulyImprovements in Machines .y for Baling thexFleeces of `lVool `as they Come from the Animal; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,

andexact description of the same, reference being" had tothe .accompanying drawings,

making a partthereof,in which` `Figure,` l, represents a perspective view.

Fig.` 2, represents a longitudinal vertical `section. ,Fig 3, represents a transverse section nearthe end. Fig. 4L, represents a top plan, and Fig. 5, represents a broken sectional side view `with the bale of woolunder l pressure.

Similar letters theseveral gures de- It is important` to preserve `fleeces of wool l entire as `theycome from the animal, so that `the various `qualities `in. the fleece, may be readily assorted` out, previous to being manufactured, which cannotbe easily done if the fleeces arepromiscuously mixed and transported "in` `bulk or in large bales as heretofore done.` y r The nature ofmy `invention relates to a simple, expeditious,I and effective `machine for baling fleeces and to.V enable others skilled in the art to make` and use my invention, I

" will proceed tojdescribe the same" with ref* l erence to the drawings. i 135 i I make `an oblong y y which is shown at @,Fthe sides ate, e', and

y the to-p at` t. H This box is supportedon cross pieces `7), furnishedr with legsyo, o, and is l furnished with doors r, r, hung to the sides e, er', which doors when thro-wnbaok and supported by the strutssis, forma table on which the/` iieeces are placed to be rolled or folded previous tofbe being pressed up and u On the rear end o-f the machine are placed any convenient" number of twine `boxes' cl, into which the balls zof twine for tying up `uw. `iones. are placed, the ends of this twine are passed through the guides a', thence along in the bottom of the box, andbetween the straps la, `guides 1,.string raisers Q', and

` in the guide a. The straps c, pass through aslot bottomofthe box, and are made adjustable inthe piecel, underneath the box, to adapt them to "any sized bale required, andtheir ends withinthe box are fastened to a piece z', asseenin Figs. 2, 4.

box, the bottom of m, are supports on the sides into which the piece z', `is placed previous to arranging the strings or twine.

`After the fleece `or fleeces are carefully rolled on the tables, or a board which lies over the top of the box, and the edges neatly turned or folded in, they are laid in the front part of the box, and the piece i, is

then raised, carried forward, and by means of the hook h', secured to the lever g. The lever g, is then brought down, and fastened by the chain g', to a hook n on the arm n, which holds the fleece in press. lever 29,y is hung underneath the arm n, one end of which is held by a spring catch o, and the other end of which carries a series of upright string carriers g', which are provided with dead eyes, notches or recesses,

through or over which the strings pass, as before described. The bale of fleeces, being held under pressure the lever p, is let go from the spring catch o, which allows that end of it to drop down, raising up the other 8U end and with it the string carriers and strings, when the strings are taken one at a time and tied around the bale. They are then cut off and the bale removed, and the machine then prepared for another charge of fleeces.

As this machine can only be used `for a very short period in each year, it is so `constructed as to be easily taken to pieces to be stowed away or transported from place to place. Its main value is to wool gro-wers, as it prepares the woo-l in a much more merchantable manner than hereto-fore done,

and' thus adds to its value, while'by keeping the eeces entire it facilitates the as- `sorting ofit, as is done beforeitis manufactured.

. I-Iaving thus fully Adescribed the nature of my invention what I claim therein as new,

and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is y y In combinationwith the packing box, t-he adjustable straps k, with their pieces i, and the levers g, and p, for `pressingjthe bale, and furnishing in a convenient position for theoperator, the strings or cords by which the pressed fleeces are baled up, substantially as` described.

JOHN HOW.

Witnesses: JoHNG. GrrsoN, DAvID DroxsoN.

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